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TarJak · 02-10-10, 05:43 AM

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...0210-nqku.html

http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/access-denied

Funny name, not a funny thing they are protesting about.

The Australian Government wants to filter the internet to protect our kids from the big bad nasty internet. They say they are only after the real bad stuff but will not tell the public what has been blacklisted or why. Blacklisting occurs after a complaint is posted to ACMA which then decides if it is on the list or not.

Of course the paedophiles and weird buggers will still be able to share their crap with other means like e-mail, newsgroups BBS snailmailing disks etc. whilst Joe Public goes blindly along with this ridiculous idea thinking alls right with the world and that their kids are safe.

The filter doesn't stop you using a proxy to get around it, it doesn't stop what it is supposed to stop and yet 80% of surveyed Australian's support this nonsense. That said at least 91% of them have the good sense to say they want to know what is on the filter and why.

What make me puke most of all is the Minister for Communications holding China up as a shining example of how internet filtering can work!

http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/storie...nded-interview

FFS, this prat couldn't think his way out of a paper f___ing bag!

My biggest concern is how far the Government will go to "protect" us in the future. Lets say an anti-violence lobby group floods ACMA with complaints about a site that discusses war and warfare such as Subsim?

What about foreign news services that do not match the views of the complainant and what if the complainant is the Government itself? Does ACMA have the independence to say bugger off Government that's not bad enough?

Wake up Australia!

02-10-10, 05:43 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Operation Titstorm http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...0210-nqku.html http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/access-denied Funny name, not a funny thing they are protesting about. The Australian Government wants to filter the internet to protect our kids from the big bad nasty internet. They say they are only after the real bad stuff but will not tell the public what has been blacklisted or why. Blacklisting occurs after a complaint is posted to ACMA which then decides if it is on the list or not. Of course the paedophiles and weird buggers will still be able to share their crap with other means like e-mail, newsgroups BBS snailmailing disks etc. whilst Joe Public goes blindly along with this ridiculous idea thinking alls right with the world and that their kids are safe. The filter doesn't stop you using a proxy to get around it, it doesn't stop what it is supposed to stop and yet 80% of surveyed Australian's support this nonsense. That said at least 91% of them have the good sense to say they want to know what is on the filter and why. What make me puke most of all is the Minister for Communications holding China up as a shining example of how internet filtering can work! http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/storie...nded-interview FFS, this prat couldn't think his way out of a paper f___ing bag! My biggest concern is how far the Government will go to "protect" us in the future. Lets say an anti-violence lobby group floods ACMA with complaints about a site that discusses war and warfare such as Subsim? What about foreign news services that do not match the views of the complainant and what if the complainant is the Government itself? Does ACMA have the independence to say bugger off Government that's not bad enough? Wake up Australia!